NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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PENETANGUISHENE - Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched at 10:34 a.m. June 8, 2019 to a report of a Penetanguishene business that had received suspected counterfeit money for a retail store purchase.
The OPP Communication Centre also received a similar complaint later in the day at 5:52 p.m. from a Midland retail store.
The counterfeit currency is described as being $100 Canadian currency bills and the passers used them to make in store purchases.
Investigators wish to advise area retailers to be aware of these recent incidents and for more information on how to check and report suspected counterfeit money please view the following links.
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/counterfeit-prevention/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/counterfeit-100-bills-hamilton-police-1.4694011
Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, [email protected] or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
You can submit your information online at www.p3tips.com. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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